Essay about The Iroquois

but served unique functions in each community. For both the Iroquois and Wampanoag, their relationships to land embodied their lifeways; their land was their identity, their resource, their claim to power and sovereignty, and more. While the Iroquois vested leadership powers in the institution of the Great League of Peace, the Wampanoag depended on the leadership of powerful sachems such as Massasoit and Metacomet. However, both the Iroquois and Wampanoag used leadership in their tribes to preserve

there were many tribes living in North America. Two equally similar and different ones were the Iroquois tribe and the Cherokee tribe. On one hand, they are similar because of their geographies and their economies. On the other hand, they are different because of their cultures and religious beliefs. The geographies of the Iroquois and Cherokee tribes are alike in multiple ways. For instance, the Iroquois lived in the Northeast region; they lived in New York and near Ontario River, Canada and along

(Dekanawida 49). The Iroquois use a tree to symbolize their binding law and peaceful constitution. The Iroquois tribe has been around since before the 1500’s. Their stories have been passed down and interpreted in many ways, to which I have learned about in American Literature. The culture of the Iroquois mostly revolved in their tribes and clans. The women owned all property and determined kinship. So, the children a woman has, take her name and clan. “Founded around 1570, the Iroquois Confederacy brought

Huron Confederacy, but the term Iroquois only applies to the six nation confederacy of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onandaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and the Tuscarora, who were added to the league well after its formation in 1713. The Iroquois were settled across central New York with the Mohawks farthest East, closer to the coast, and the Seneca farthest west. The term Iroquois is based on a Basque term meaning “killer people” and while it is the commonly used academic term the Iroquois prefer to refer the themselves

The Iroquois “Five arrows shall be bound together very strong, and each arrow shall represent one nation” (Dekanawida 51). This concept of unity was found throughout the Iroquois constitution. Written around 1570, it laid out the foundation of government for the Iroquois nation. The culture, beliefs, and history of the Iroquois tribe can be seen throughout the “Iroquois Constitution.” The culture of the the Iroquois is easy to see in their constitution. The Iroquois stayed in villages. The men

The five nations Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca, fought with another often. Two leaders named the Peacemaker and Hayonhwatha thought that there had to be a better way. They came up with the plan of peace. The Iroquois Confederacy was that the five nations’ sitting in council would come together and agree on things that affected everyone. Small affairs would be handled within the tribe. If someone attacked one tribe, then they would be attacking everyone. The reason the confederacy worked

we please so long as it does no harm. The Iroquois Federation preamble describes the purpose of the government set up by the government in their statements the emphasis is placed on perfect peace for the welfare of the people. Their focus was fighting for, the liberty of the people. Among the Indian nations whose ancient seats were within the limits of our republic, the Iroquois have long continued to occupy the most conspicuous position. The Iroquois flourished in independence, and capable of

1). The reason for the construction of the Iroquois confederacy, or the league of the Iroquois, (Haudenosaunee) was the impeding factor of disunity between the tribes. Hienwatha, a Mohawk Iroquois, lived in Ontario and observed the disunity between the Iroquois tribes. In an attempt to unify the nations, he approached rival tribes and argued the benefits of unification. Initially, his idea is shut down by the elders of each tribe. The changing climate that started to occur, however, increased confrontations

came to be before the Europeans entered North America. Creation myths vary among all cultures; however, they all have one thing in common; heaven and earth. One of the most popular creation myths was the Iroquois creation myth. The Iroquois or Haudenosaunee meaning “People of the Longhouse” (Iroquois Indian Museum, n.d.) consists of six Indian nations that include the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora tribes. In the beginning, there was a belief that before the creation of earth

Iroquois is an indigenous group that is known as Haudenosaunee or “people of the longhouse.” The Iroquois form five original tribes in 1570: Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, |Senecas, which is called the Five Nations. However, in the eighteenth century, the Tuscaroras joined the Five Nations and formed the Six Nations. Iroquois provide for themselves by hunting, fishing, gathering wild berries and they grow corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins. In addition, Iroquois women had equal status with